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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1959

Page

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Three Children Die in Trailer Camp Incinerator Fire

In North Dakota a 5 year old boy, a 5 year old girl, and a 3 year old girl died after entering a trailer camp refuse burner. Sheriff Lutz said investigators consider the blaze started by matches or hot coals. The incinerator stood near trailers and wind hindered cries.

Rodney Brenden Debra Larry Dean Slater Leroy Lutz Lutz Slater Maers Cushing Okl Brenden Lorean Brenden Ray

Goatherder Aid Initiative Faces Housing Shortage

State Trooper Noble Starnes reports slow progress in assisting homeless Zeigler goatherder Christopher Voytek Surdel and his flock after a fire destroyed four ramshackle buildings. Fewer usable homes exist. some candidates lack foundations and may collapse if moved. Moving equipment is ready once a suitable house is located.

Noble Starnes Christopher George “‘Voytek Surdel Starnes

SIU Theatre Schedules Five Summer Productions at Carbondale

Southern Illinois University theater department unveils five summer shows on the Carbondale campus starting July 1. The Southern Players return from New Salem State Park to perform works by Coward Williams Thomas Osborn and a Frank Loesser musical, with two shows at Shryock auditorium and performances at the Southern Playhouse. The Copperhead directed by Joe Embser explores Civil War family tensions in Southern Illinois.

Southern Ilinois Southern Illinois University Theater Department Carbondale Southern Players New Salem State Park Petersburg Noel Coward Tennessee Williams Augustus Thomas Paul Osborn Frank Loesser Glass Menagerie Southern Playhouse Shryock Auditorium SIU Opera Workshop Copperhead Joe Embser Southern Illinois Christian Moe SIU Sherwin Abrams Bill Taylor Jane Daggaq

Hoffa to Appeal Ruling After Union Reform Order

Newark June 11 AP James R. Hoffa says the Teamsters will honor a court ruling requiring reform but will appeal. He condemned Senate inquiry charges and urged supporters that nothing will destroy the union as monitors’ recommendations must be followed.

Newark James R. Hoffa Teamsters Union Teamsters Hoffa Washington Senate Investigating Committee John F. Kennedy D-Mass Kennedy Robert Walter Reuther James Carey

Domestic Rabbit Meat Craving Noted by U S

The Agriculture Department says Americans eat about 60 million pounds of domestic rabbit meat annually and want more. A new farmers bulletin notes rabbit meat is nutritious high quality protein and low in fat with similar food value to beef.

Washington Agriculture Department Farmers

Warm For Southern Illinois Weather Update

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers tonight and Friday. Lows near 70, highs in the 80s. Yesterday high 80, low 67, precipitation 0.05 inches in the past 24 hours. Sun rises 5:30 a.m., sets 8:29 p.m. Crap Orchard Lake At spillway.

Illinois

Senate Bill Faces House Filibuster

Springfield June 11 The Illinois House pressed on despite a partial filibuster led by Rep Corneal Davis to block Senate bills. The debate centered on the equal job opportunities bill as hearings on the measure continued with AFL CIO support and Caterpillar and Inland Steel testimony highlighting non discrimination claims and record keeping costs.

O. T. Banton Springfield Illinois House Paul Powell Vienna House Senate Powell Corneal Davis Chicago Sen Marvin Burt Freeport Rollie C. Carpenter Ancona Senate Committee On Industrial Affairs Carpenter Peoria Burt Davis Reuben G. Sonderstrom Afl-Cio Richard Nelson Evanston Inland Steel Co Soren Olson Caterpillar Tractor Co Olson Caterpillar Illinois Oson Enforcement Commission

Thor Able nose cone lands in Atlantic near Ascension Island

A Thor Able missile test sent a nose cone 5500 miles to the South Atlantic near Ascension Island. Recovery ships and planes searched the area as parachute deployment eased the cone into the water. Earlier tests on April 8 and May 21 reported similar recovery results.

Atlantic Ascension Island Cape Air Force South Atlantic Ocean

Basis For Continuing Geneva Talks Explored

U S Secretary of State Christian Herter and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met in Geneva to gauge if there is a basis for extending negotiations on a Berlin settlement. Western officials seek a feasible path while opposing a one year deadline. Soviet officials urged counter proposals to keep talks alive.

John M. Hightower Associated Press Geneva U.S Christian A. Herter Andrei Gromyko Berlin Herter Gromyko West Berlin Valerian Zorin

Klaus Fuchs to Be Freed from Prison in June

London AP June 11 Home Secretary Richard Butler said atom spy Klaus Fuchs will be released late this month and free to live where he pleases. Jailed in 1950 for betraying Western atomic secrets, he is a naturalized British subject who will serve a third off his 14 year sentence.

London Klaus Fuchs Richard A. Butler Soviet Union Butler House of Commons Fuchs

Ohio House Approves 18 Year Old Voting

The Ohio House passed a resolution to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 and send it to the Senate. If approved, the issue would be put to voters in November.

Ohio House Columbus Ohio Senate

Teachers Pay 70000 For Playground Near Wichita

Wichita teachers have funded seventy thousand dollars to acquire a nearby farm for a recreational area. The planned facilities include fishing, boating, skeet shooting, a golf course, baseball diamonds, and saddle horses. The project is by the voluntary group Recreational Area For Teachers led by president Gerald Klepinger with about 900 members.

Wichita Kan Gerald Klepinger RAFT

Co ed Denies Consent in Florida Knife Point Incident

In Tallahassee a 19 year old co ed testified that four white youths assaulted her at knife and public safety item point last May 2. She said she begged to be released and did not consent, countering defense claims she may have.

Tallahassee University William D Hopkins

Airman's Bride Dies in Colo Car Crash After Cadet Wedding

Barbara Ann Barnwell 18 died in a Denver area wreck near Durango as Lt. Lee Barnwell 23 drove a sports car that struck a culvert and overturned. The couple, engaged during his time at the Air Force Academy, had wed the day after their graduation.

Durango Colo Air Force Academy Colorado Barbara Ann Barnwell Denver Lee Barnwell Greenville D.C Herbert Luoma Barbara Barnwell Mercy Hospital Academy Colorado Springs

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Southern Goatherder SIU Theater Crap Orchard Lake Herter and Conrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard Eugene Ger Stenmaier Erhard Adenauer Cone Selwhy Lloyd Britain Maurice Couve de Murville Wilhelm Grewe West Germany Donnie Atkinson Great Falls Mont Tallahassee, Fla South Hussein of Jordan U. S
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